Opening the Door to a Service-Oriented Architecture
by Barry Devlin
Collaborative products can provide a doorway for the end user into a new and innovative way of interacting with the IT environment, restructured according to a service-oriented architecture.

Data Integration in a Service-Oriented Architecture
A strategic foundation for maximizing the value of enterprise data.

Master Data Management: Challenges to Success
by David Loshin
Exploring some expected challenges in implementing an MDM program, and provide some suggestions that can ease the transition to the MDM environment.

Developing SOA Solutions to Accommodate Variety and Change
by Michael Hoskins
With integration processes as the key building blocks of a flexible integration strategy, SOA can accommodate variety and change, thereby fully delivering on the promises of the agile enterprise.